Chapter 278

The buzzing noise of the hair dryer echoed in her ears. Her left ear feeling as if filled with water, incredibly muffled. Madeleine looked at herself in the mirror, then at Beckett who was earnestly drying her hair. Did he love her? If he didn't, he wouldn't have made it this far, would he? "Beckett… Do you love me?" Borrowing the sound of the hair dryer, Madeleine asked quietly. She knew, her voice was too soft for Beckett to hear. Yet Beckett turned off the hairdryer and held her. "Madeleine… Because of familial reasons, I thought I would never love anyone in my whole life… until you appeared in my life. I know the feeling of love is instantaneous, deepening gradually thereafter." Beckett could read Madeleine's lips in the mirror. He knew she was asking if he loved her. He knew Madeleine didn’t feel secure. "Madeleine... you need to have confidence. You are worthy of many people's love." From behind, Beckett hugged Madeleine. His voice unusually hoarse. "You are worth my love. I love